Seven Burnt To Death In Sagamu-Benin Expressway Accident

Seven Burnt To Death In Sagamu-Benin Expressway Accident

Seven people were killed on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Wednesday when a Mazda bus burst into flames a few meters before Odogbolu.

The spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to reporters in Abeokuta.

According to Akinbiyi, seven other people were injured in the 2.50 p.m. accident.

According to him, an engine overflow caused the AGL 886 YD bus to burst into flames.

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He said that seven females died while seven others sustained injuries in the lone fatal crash.

“According to an eyewitness account, the car was coming from Kosofe area of Lagos inbound Epe for a church revival to usher in the new year when it’s engine suddenly caught fire.

“The number of passengers in the commercial bus was 15, out of which seven females were burnt to death and  seven others were seriously burnt.